07-03-2007, 08:09 AM
Quote:Is it possible to become addicted to the online auction site eBay?
Dr Kimberly Young certainly thinks so, and she says increasing numbers of people are showing signs of developing a problem.
But others believe that to bandy around the term addiction in such a context is to cheapen a problem which, in other contexts, can destroy lives...
It gets more serious when eBay addicts feel a sense of accomplishment when they are the highest bidder and begin to bid on items they don't need...
full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6519521.stm